Lisa Gilbert holds a bachelor’s degree and brings 25 years of professional social work experience. She has spent 20 years as a trainer and facilitator, working across various professional and educational settings.
As a former foster youth, Lisa brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. She is deeply passionate about people, families, and the future of social work. Her areas of interest and expertise include cultural awareness, race and equality, understanding trauma and bias, and the importance of recognizing how lived experience shape the way people see and interact with the world.
Lisa is passionate about helping professional look beyond policies and procedures to better understand the people and communities they serve. She believes that meaningful learning happens when people listen, challenge assumptions, examine perspectives, and have honest conversations.
Outside of her professional work, Lisa is a national performing professional comedian, wife, and mother of teenage triplets. She brings humor, storytelling, and a relatable approach to everything she does.
